Status Operating Model Junior Coaster (207m) Height 8.5 m Opened 1994 Track length 207 m | Opening date 1994 Inversions 0 Max speed 35 km/h Capacity 780 people/hour | |
Similar Thunder Run, Storm Chaser, Lightning Run, T3, Gotham City Gauntlet | ||
Roller Skater is a steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a junior coaster that uses roller skate shaped cars. Like many of its clones, it is a Vekoma Roller Skater type of coaster. These types of coasters are made mostly for younger kids and is a family roller coaster as well. These kinds of coasters can be found at Six Flags parks and other parks as well.
The ride was constructed by Martin & Vleminckx.
A new coat of Paint was added to the ride in August 2013, it's bright yellow and yellow supports. The ride reopened on May 24, 2014 after remaining Standing but not operating (SBNO) since 2009.
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Roller Skater (roller coaster) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA